Slate Honing Stone for Scissors
A thin, flat slate stone specifically for polishing and aligning scissors blades by hand rubbing. Excluded from monumental stone per Chapter 68 notes, it fits HTS 6804.30.00.00 as a hand polishing stone of natural stone.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If roughly trimmed slabs
Worked slate primarily for building or paving falls under heading 6803.
If for powered scissor sharpeners
Stones designed for machine use shift to base metal files and rasps.
If slate pencil byproducts
Chapter 96 note excludes slate-based drawing or writing articles.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Emphasize 'not lithographic slate' in docs per Chapter exclusions; provide mineral composition
• Small sizes aid hand stone classification; declare as sets only if unassembled
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